hey wats up I just installed the kenwood ddx-8017 headunit. The install went great and the device works. However, i just cannot get the remote to work no matter what I do. I'm well aware that i may have a faulty remote, but since I bought this new, i'm trying to rule out that possibility just for now. For those of you who do have this, how did you get your remote to work? Did you just simply put in batteries and it automatically worked? For some reason, nothing happens when I press the buttons. I have tried every single mode there is. I also tried new batteries so that can't be it. Is it supposed to light up when you press the center button? Any help would be great, this is driving me nuts!

 

There is the posibility that you have a bad remote, but there is a function in the set up of the unit that turns the remote receiver off. You might want to double check this setting. It is under the tool settings (little green button with the wrench on it)

 

Your remote might be bad. All i did was install the batteries and it worked.

 

hm i think that may be it then. do you guys have the pac device installed as well for your steering wheel controls? One more thing, for those of you that do have it, i noticed that the "position" button looks like it might light up when you press it. Does yours light up? The reason being is if it is supposed to light up and mine does not, then that may be another reason to know that the remote is dead (rather than a misonfiguration from the headunit)

 

hmm, havent noticed anything lighting up on mine. Also i dont have the pac device for the steering wheel. hope that helps

 

yea well i shipped it back for a replacement so we will see.

 

This could be completely useless infor now that you sent the remote back but did your remote have a function select on the side of it? I have the 7017 and it took me like 15 min to realise the function was on aux ant it wouldnt change the station of the head unit.

 

hahaha i didnt even think to ask that. I guess i jus6t assumed he already knew about that. Well now that he shipped it out either way he'll get a new one

 

yes it did. there was a dvd mode, audio mode, and something else. Trust me, i tried just about every configuration there was

 

check:

SETUP on the main menu screen

select SYSTEM SETUP

make sure REMOTE SENSOR is set ON

hope this helps solve your remote issue

edit: that's how it is for the DDX-7017

 

thanks. i've tried that already though

 

This may be a long shot, but you try resetting the HU?

 

well they sent me a new remote and i got it today, but it still doesnt work. wtf! now i'm pissed. (unless they sent me back the same one). They never really sent any confirmation that they got my last remote. Just all of a sudden i got a package with a remote.. LOL.

 

LOL, damn i feel for yah...i dont even know what to tell you.....maybe you know someone at an electronics shop that could take a look at it.

 

Did you try a different set of bateries.